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Notification amending the Union Bank of India (Employees') Pension Regulations, 1995 to revise pension, family pension, and dearness relief provisions for employees retiring on or after 1 November 2012.

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This notification of Union Bank of India, Human Resources Department (F. No.UBI/HR/22300(E), dated 4th October 2023, ADVT.-III/4/Exty./495/2023-24), issued by the Board of Directors in exercise of powers under sub-section (1) and clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), after consultation with the Reserve Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, promulgates the Union Bank of India (Employees') Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2023, amending the Union Bank of India (Employees') Pension Regulations, 1995. The amendments revise regulation 27 to change how qualifying service is reckoned for permanent part-time employees for pension purposes from 1st November 2012; insert a new clause (f) in regulation 36 prescribing minimum monthly pension amounts (Rs. 2,785 for full-time employees and Rs. 932, Rs. 1,397, and Rs. 2,096 for part-time employees on 1/3, 1/2, and 3/4 scale wages respectively) for employees retiring on or after 1st November 2012; amend regulation 40 to set a family-pension income-discontinuation threshold of Rs. 10,000 per month for children and parents, and to add revised family pension minimums of Rs. 18,568 per month for officers and workmen and Rs. 9,284 per month for other categories retiring or dying on or after 1st November 2012; revise the dearness relief formula in Appendix II to 0.10% of basic pension for every four points of movement over 4,440 points in the All India Average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (1960=100 series); and add a new clause (f) to Appendix III setting a tiered family pension table (30%/20%/15% of pay depending on salary band, subject to minimums of Rs. 2,785, Rs. 3,422, and a minimum of Rs. 4,448 up to a maximum of Rs. 9,284 respectively) for employees retiring on or after 1st November 2012; the regulations, given retrospective effect per agreed terms of a settlement between the Indian Banks' Association and workmen/officers' associations, were signed by Lal Singh, Chief General Manager, with the principal regulations noted as published vide notification PENSION 1 dated 29th September 1995 and last amended vide notification 6113 dated 18th September 2017.

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6638 GI/202 3 (1) रजिस्ट्री सं. डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No . D. L. -33004/99 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 711] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY , OCTOBER 18 , 2023/ ASVINA 26, 1945 CG-MH-E-18102023-249555 (1) (2) UNION BANK OF INDIA (Human Resources Department) NOTIFICATION Mumbai , the 4th October, 2023 F. No.UBI/HR/22300 (E). —In exercise of the powers conferred by sub -section (1) and clause (f) of sub - section (2) of section 19 of the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1970 (5 of 1970), the Board of Directors of the Union Bank of India , after consultation with Reserv e Bank of India and with the previous sanction of the Central Government, hereby makes the following regulations further to amend the Union Bank of India (Employees’) Pension Regulations ,1995, namely: — 1. Short title and commencement. —(1) These regulations may be called the Union Bank of India (Employees’) Pension (Amendment) Regulations, 2023. (2) Save as otherwise expressly provided in these regulations, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Union Bank of India (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said regulations), in regulation 27, for the note, the following note shall be substituted, namely: — “Note 1: With effect from 1st November 2012, for the purpose of calcula ting the amount of pension in respect of permanent part -time employees in scale wages who are covered by the Pension Scheme, their actual service shall be reckoned for qualifying service and not pro -rata. Note 2: The actual service or qualifying service s hall be calculated from the date of recruitment or appointment as permanent part -time employee in scale wages or from 1st September, 1978, whichever is later.”. 3. In regulation 36 of the said regulations, after clause (e), the following clause shall be i nserted, namely: — “(f) rupees two thousand seven hundred and eighty -five per month in respect of an employee, other than a part - time employee, where the employee retired on or after 1st day of November 2012, rupees nine hundred and thirty two per month in respect of a part -time employee drawing 1/3 scale of wages, rupees one thousand three hundred and ninety -seven per month in respect of part -time employee drawing ½ scale wages, and rupees two thousand and ninety -six per month in respect of a part -time emp loyee drawing ¾ scale wages, where the part - time employee retired on or after the 1st day of November 2012.”. 4. In regulation 40 of the said regulations, — (a) in sub -regulation (1), — (j) in clause (b), for the first proviso, the following proviso shall be s ubstituted, namely: — “Provided that the family pension payable to son or daughter (including widowed or divorced) shall be discontinued or not be admissible when the eligible son or daughter starts earning a sum in excess of rupees ten thousand per month from employment in Government or private sector or self-employment, etc.”; (ii) for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: — “(c) in the case of parents, the family pension shall be discontinued or not be admissible if the income of one of the parents or the aggregate income of both the parents from employment in Government or private sector or self -employment, etc. exceeds rupees ten thousand per month.”; (b) in sub -regulation (4), — (i) in clause (a), after sub -clause ( v), the following sub -clause shall be inserted, namely: — “(vi) eighteen thousand five hundred and sixty -eight rupees per mensem only in respect of employees, both officers and workmen, who retired or died on or after 1st day of November 2012.”; (ii) in clause (b ), after sub -clause (v), the following sub -clause shall be inserted, namely: — “(vi) eighteen thousand five hundred and sixty -eight rupees per mensem only in respect of employees, both officers and workmen, who retired or died on or after 1st day of November 2012.”; (iii) in clause (c), after the sub -clause (v), following sub -clause shall be inserted, namely: — “(vi) nine thousand two hundred and eighty -four rupees per mensem only in respect of employees, both officers and workmen, who retired or died on or after 1st day of November 2012.”. 5. In Appendix II to the said regulations, in clause (4), after the second proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely: — “Provided also that in respect of employees who retired on or after 1st day of November 2012, dearness relief shall be payable for every rise or be recoverable for every fall, as the case may be, of every 4 points over 4440 points in the quarterly average of the All India Average Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers in the series 1960=100 and such increase or decrease in dearness relief for every said 4 points shall be calculated at the rate of 0.10 per cent. of basic pension.”. 6. In Appendix III to the said regulations, after clause (e), the following clause shall be i nserted, namely: — “(f) In respect of employees (both officers and workmen) other than part -time employees retiring on or after 1st day of November 2012: Scale of pay per month Amount of monthly family pension (1) (2) Upto Rs.11,100 30 per cent. of the pay shall be the basic family pension and additional 30 per cent. of allowances which are counted for making contribution to Provident Fund but not for dearness allowance, shall be the additional family pension: Provided that the aggre gate of basic and additional family pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs.2785 per month. Rs.11,101 to Rs. 22,200 20 per cent. of the pay shall be basic family pension and additional 20 per cent. of allowances which are counted for making contributions to Provident Fund but not for dearness allowance, shall be the additional family pension: Provided that the aggregate of basic and additional family pension shall be subject to minimum of Rs.3422 per month. Above Rs.22,200 15 per cent. of the pay shall be the basic family pension and additional 15 per cent. of allowances which are counted for making contributions to Provident Fund but not for the dearness allowance, shall be the additional family pensio n: Provided that the aggregate of basic and additional family pension shall be subject to a minimum of Rs.4448 per month and maximum of Rs.9284 per month.”. Explanatory Memorandum The regulations which have been given retrospective effect are as per the agreed terms and conditions of the settlement and Joint Note signed between the Indian Banks’ Association on behalf of member banks on the basis of specific mandate given by the respective banks in this regard and apex level workmen unions and officers’ associations of the Banks. Therefore, interests of no person shall be adversely affected by such retrospective effect. LAL SINGH, Chief General Manager [ADVT. -III/4/Exty./ 495/2023 -24] Note: The p rincipal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, vide notification number PENSION 1, dated the 29th September,1995 and lastly amended, vide notification number 6113, dated the 18th September, 2017 published in Part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India, dated the 28th December, 2018. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Contro ller of Publications, Delhi -110054.

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